List of Famous people born in Michigan, United States of America

Christopher Cornelius Byrd is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2009. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having first won the WBO title in 2000 after an upset corner stoppage over then-undefeated Vitali Klitschko. In his first title defense later that year, he lost to Vitali's brother Wladimir Klitschko. In 2002, Byrd defeated Evander Holyfield to win the IBF heavyweight title for his second reign as world champion. He made four successful defenses until losing his title again to Wladimir Klitschko in a 2006 rematch. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's top 10 heavyweight from 1996 to 2003, reaching his highest ranking of No.4 in 1998, and his victorious fights over David Tua and Vitali Klitschko were awarded a 5-Star rating.

Martha Vickers was an American model and actress.

David Holston is an American professional basketball player for JDA Dijon Basket of France's LNB Pro A. He played college basketball at the Chicago State University (CSU). In 2019, he was named the Most Valuable Player of the French LNB Pro A.

Adrienne Danielle Frantz is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She appeared as Amber Moore in The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.

Caryl Whittier Chessman was a convicted robber, kidnapper and rapist who was sentenced to death for a series of crimes committed in January 1948 in the Los Angeles area. Chessman was charged with 17 counts and convicted under a loosely interpreted "Little Lindbergh law" – later repealed, but not retroactively – that defined kidnapping as a capital offense under certain circumstances. His case attracted worldwide attention, and helped propel the movement to end the use of capital punishment in the state of California.

Scott Matzka was an American professional ice hockey player.

Faye Grant is an American film, television and stage actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Julie Parrish in NBC's science fiction series, V, between 1983 and 1985.

Rachel Katherine DiPillo is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Andie in The CW's comedy drama television series Jane the Virgin and as Dr. Sarah Reese in NBC's medical drama television series Chicago Med. At the season 4 premiere of the medical drama, her character had been written out from the series and has not appeared in the show since.

Vahe "Buck" Kartalian was an American professional wrestler and character actor.

Seamus Patrick Dever is an American actor known for his role as Detective Kevin Ryan in the ABC series Castle.